Coke-pushing machine.



` c. HOUSE & N. c. NBEMES.

COKE PUSHING MACHINE. APPLICATION FIL-Bp APR. 2o, 190s.

Patented Nov.1o,19oa

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o. ROSE & N. C'. NEEMES.`

l COKE PUSHING MACHINE. v l APBLIQATIQRHLBD 93.201 1190s.

Patented Nov. 10, 1908.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

atbumri C. HOUSE & N. C. NEEMES.

COKE PUSHING MAGHNB. PPLIOATION FILED APR. zo, 1908.

Patented Nav. 10, 1908. 4 sHEBTs-sHBBT '3.

17105/17576, v Ufa/n.: Tous@ /ff /Keeier C. ROUSE & N. G. NEEMES. CKE PUSHNG MACHINE. APELIUA'JION FILED Am. 2 0, 1908.

States of the coun 1y of Alleg Sylvania, ful nipr GLRLES ROUSE AND NORWELL NEE sie. scenes.

To all whom it may concern: y ot the Be it known tliatwe, CHARLES Rouse and l chine. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectie Nouv/ELL C. Nannies, citizens of the United residing at Pittsburg, iu heny and State oi' .Pennt5 is a horizontal sectional view or". the maf chine illustrating the Vtelesco the revoluble :traine in plan, diagrammatic View of our machine. Fig. l0 is a cross sectional view' of the telescopic oi ovens, appropriate mechanism being enivployed for moving the machine, whereby the ovens of a large plant in succession.

The inventi vulves positii changes wit-hout of the invention. Reference now being had to the draw ings gFigure 1 is a side elevation of our machine, Fig. 2 is a plan of the same, Fig. 3 is a front elevation lof the machine, Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the same, Fig. 5 is a plan Y America,

ed certain new and useovements in Coke Pushing Machinos, of which the following is a specii cation, reference being had therein to the 'accompanying drawing.

his invention. rel machine particularly of retorts which are e tion of coke and techn ovens..

The primary object of our invention is to pushing machine that can be geously used in connection with the the machine being comccupy, when not in oven. i

have invent ates to a colte pusling designed for that class plcyed in the producically known as coke can be operated upon on in its broadest aspect inble means for operer in an. undulatory coke is being removed 'from 7e and rolia ating 'a telescopic push manner, while an oven.

To this end we h embodying a plura ments which'l whe durableand easil The principal namely, sco ic usher, ismwill, be specifically 4de the novel arr plished from ments. v y

The preferred embodiments of our inven- -tion are illustrated in drawings; but `we desire that the same are susceptible to various departing from the scope ave devised a machine lity of structural elen combined provide a safe, y manipulated machine. elements of theinventiona revolnble frame, a teleand the operating mechanhereinafter separately and scribed in detail, together with angement yand objects accomsuch a combination of ele;

a carriage,

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to the carriage.

diagonally same has been erected. the girders 2 the accompanying it to be understood track located in front I'llheshat 7 is provided the machine, we

pusher is such that coke dust or sim ticles or' coke will not interfere witl scopic feature of the pusher.

The operating mechanism is assembled at a central point upon the machine, the machine can be easily and qui nipulated by one operator.

Considering the various features of the invention in detail, reference will first be had MES, 4OF PITTSBURG, BENNSYLVNA.

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carriage forming part of the nieview ot' the telescopic pusher. "Fig, horizontal sectional. view of the same. 'I'

pic pusher and and Fig. 9 a

Our coke pushing machine in its entirety is constructed of strong and durable metal consisting of castings, angle-bars, braces' and frames, which are assembled to provide a rigid non rictional equi balanced In Icoiineetion with employ a telescopic pusher approximately twice the length of the machine, this pusher being adapted to enter an oven and push the contents thereof out of the oven, at the opposite side of the oven from which the pusher enters. The stability of the machine permits of the pusher being steadily operated without breaking or disintegrating the colte within an oven, and the construct The carriage-The carriage consists of an oblong metallic frame. l provided. with transverse girders 2, 3, 4 and 5 connected by disposed braces 6. J ournaled longitudinally of the frame land extending through the girders 2 is a shaft 7, said shaft being composed oi a plurality of sections coupled together,- as at 8, whereby the shaft can be easily placed in the frame after the The shaft 7 between is provided with flanged 'wheels 9, and other flanged .wheels 10 are journaled between the girders 2 whereby the carriage can travel upon the rails ll .provided therefor, said Arails constituting a of the coke ovens. with agear wheel l2 meshing with 'a gear wheel 13 mounted upon the armature shaft of a motor 14, said motor being suspended within the frame between the girders 5. .Riveted or otherwise ion of ilar pari the tele,-

whereby ckly masecuredte the girders 4 is a circular rack 15 having a central bearing 16 and a pin 17. The ends of the frame 1 are provided with curved tread plates or rails 18, the object of which will presently appear.

In order that the carriage can be moved upon the rails 11, we arrange a suitable trolley 19 see Fig. 1) at one side of the track, this tro ley supplying the electrical energy tov the motor 14 and other motors to be here'- inafter described.

.The revoluble frame. The revoluble frame consists ofside rails 20 connected by transverse girders 21 and diagonally distion bearings,

posed braces 22. The side rails 2O are provided With uprights 23 for a superimposed structure comprising a' platform 24. The

cular bearing plate 25 to receive lthe bearing 'pin 17 of the circular raclr 15. The bearing plate 25 is provided with suitable anti-fricpreferably rollers 26, while the ends of the revoluble frame are provided with rollers 27 ."adapted to travel upon the tread plates or rails 18. The rear end ofA the frame is provided with vertical bearings 28 for three sheaves 29, 30 and 31.' We reserve the right to use ball bearings in lieu yof the rollers 26.

The telescopic pusher-The 'telescopic pusher consists of an' outer member and an inner member, these members being approximately the length of the machine and are substantially rectangular in cross section. The outer member comprises flanged .side plates 32 connected by a top plate 33. The forward end of the member is provided with a pusher head 34 reinforced, as at 35 and braced as at 36. The outer member is provided with uprights 37 connected by transverse angle bars 38 supporting upon their outer ends shoes 39, these shoes supportinpr the forward end of the outer member upon the revoluble frame, While the rear end of the outer member is supported by the rear end of the inner member. The inner member comprises flanged side plates 40 and a top plate 41. The inner sides of the plates 32 of the outer member arevprovided with Wheels 42 adapted to travel upon the anges 43 of the lplates 40. The rear end of the inner member is provided with a cross head 44, the ends of which are provided with flanged wheels 45 adapted to travel upon the side rails 20 of the revoluble frame. The cross head 44 intermediate its ends is provided with a bearing 46 for two shafts 47 and 48, upon which are journaled sheaves 49 and4 50. rThe rear end of the outer member is provided with av transverse plate 51 supporting the bearing 52,- for a shaft 53 upon which is revolubly mounted a sheave 54. The 'forward end of the innermember is provided with a shaft 55 for a revoluble sheave 56. The forward `end of the revoluble frame is providedA with a revoluble sheave 57 and with a transverse stop 58 adapted to limit the forward movement of the cross head 44 and the inner member by contacting with the bearing 46. Adapted to travel over the sheaves previously mentioned are cables which will be presently described.

The operating mechanism-Upon the platform 24 is located an electric motor 59 and coupled to the armature shaft of said motor as at 60 is a worm 61 meshing with a gear Wheel 62 mounted upon a vertical shaft 63, journaled in a bearing 64 supported from the platform 24. The lower end of the shaft 63 extends through a suitable bearing 65 carried by the revoluble frame andis provided with a pinion 66 meshing with the circular rack 15. The operation of the motor 59 is controlled by a conventional controller 67 located upon the platform 24.

The platform 24 is provided with an opening 68 and surrounding this opening is a rectangular bearing or frame 69 for supporting revoluble drums 70 and 71, these drums being operated simultaneously by a train of gears 72 driven by an electric motor 73, the operation of which is controlled by :mother controller 74, located upon the platform 24 adjacent to the controller 67. Another controller 7 5 is placed upon the platform 24 for controlling; the operation of the motor 14 of the carriage 1. The platform 24 is provided with hangers 76 for revoluble sheaves 77 and 7 8. Attached to the drum 71 is a cable 81,V said cable passingr under the sheave 78, through the cross head 44, over the sheave 29, under the sheave 49, around the sheave 54 and fastened to the revoluble frame, as at 80. This arrangement of the cable is best shown in Fig'. 9, wherein the arrangement of the cables is diagrammatically illustrated. Another cable 79 is fastened to the drum 70, this cable passino; under the sheave 77, through the cross head 44, over sheave 30, down under the sheave 31,

blc frame to the sheave 50, ,up over the 4sheave 49, forward through the inner member of the telescopic pusher to the sheave 56, over said sheave and rearwardlyto the bearing 52 vof the outer member, where it is secured as at 82.

General operation- Assuming 'that our coke pushing machine has been pushed in front of a coke oven and the door thereof opened, the operator of the machine located upon the `platform 24 at. the controllers67, 74 and 75 manipulates the controller 74 to place the motor 73 in'operation in the direction to wind the cable 79 upon the drum'- 70 and unwind the.cable 81 from thedrum 71, it beingunderstood that these cables are of a sutlicientilengtlr to permit of the drums -70 and 71 operating in unison.- AS the cable upon the inner member.

79 is wound upon the drum T0, the telescopic pusher is moved into the colte oven, the toryWard end thereoiu being supported by the shoes 39 resting upon the bottoni of the oven, while the rear-end thereof is snpl'iorted by the cross head el traveling upon the rails 20 of the revoluble frame. This accomplished` by the cable 79'b'eing attached to the bearing 52 of the outer member,.consequently this member and the inner member thereof will be moved forward, until the bearing 46 of ythe inner member impingcs the stop 58 of the revoluble frame; the outer member will then be carriedforward, the wheels 42 of said'outer member supporting the same After the pusher head 34 has forced the coke from the oven .into a suitable car at the opposite side of the oven, thel motor 73 is reversed to wind the cable 81u on the drum 7l. As the sheaves 29, 30 an 3l are Acarried by the revoluble frame. and the' sheave et by the outer member ot the pusher," this outer member will be drawnreanwardly .uponthe inner member and then both members pulled rearward together upon the revoluble frame. rf'his is accomplished by locating the sheave 57 at the forward end of a revoluble frame. To swing the revoluble frame around whereby an oven yupon the opposite side can be operated upon, the operator manipulates the controller 6?, which through the medium of the -motor59, worm 61, wheel 62, shaft 63, pinion 66, and rack 15, swings the frame around into the desired position. As heretofore stated controller 75 is employed in connection with the motor la and the trolley 19 for moving the entire machine upon the "rails 1l.

It is thought that the utility and operation of the coke pushing machine will be fully understood from the foregoing description, and we reserve the right to make any such changes in the construction of the same as fall Within the scope of the appended claims.

Having now described our invention what we claim as new, is

l1. A coke pushing machine embodying a movable carriage, a circular rack carried thereby, a frame revolubly mounted upon said carriage, a superimposed platform carried by said frame, a telescopic pusher located upon said frame, said pusher comprising an inner member, an outer member movably mounted upon said inner member, a pusher head carried by the forward end of said outer member, a cross head carried by the rear end of said inner member and adapted to travel upon said frame, means for simultaneously moving said'members and moving said outermember independent of said inner .member, said means including sheaves, drums located upon said platform, cables connecting with said drums and passing over said sheaves and connecting with said frame and with said outer member, a motor for operating .said drums: means carried by said platform and engaging said rack for revolving said traine, and means located upon said platform i'or controlling the operation of said motors and the movement of said carriage.

2. A colte pushing' machine embodying a movable' carriage, a circular rack carried thereby. u frame revolubly mounted upon said carriage, a superimposed platform carried b v said frame, a telescopic pusher located upon said frame, said pusher comprising` an inner member, an outer member movabl'v. mounted upon said inner member, a pusherhead carried by the forward end of said outer member, a cross head carried by the rear end of said inner member and adapted to travel upon said frame, means for simultaneously moving said members and moving said outer memberindependent of said inner member, said means including sheaves, drums located upon said platform, cables connecting with said drums and passing over said sheaves and connecting with saidframe and with said outermember, a motor for operating said drums; and means carried by said platform and engaging said rack' for revolving said frame.

3. A coke pushing machine embodying a movable carriage, a circular rack carried thereby, a frame revolubly mounted upon said carriage, a superimposed platform carried by said'frame, a telescopic pusher located upon said frame, said pusher comprising an inner member, an outer member movably mounted upon said inner member, a pusher head carried by the forward end of said outer member, a cross head carried by the rear end of said inner member and adapted to travel upon said frame, means for simultaneously moving said members and for moving said outer member inde` pendent of said inner member, said means" including sheaves, .drums located upon said platform, cables connecting with said drums .and passing over said sheaves and connectingsaid frame with said outer member, and a motor for operating said drums.

4. A coke pushing machine embodying a movable carriage, a circular rack carried thereby, a frame revolubly mounted upon said carriage, a superimposed platform carried by said frame, a telescopic pusher located upon said frame, said pusher comprising an inner member, an outer member movably mounted upon said inner member, ay pusher head carried by the forward end of said outer member, a cross head carried by the rear end of said inner member and adapted to travel upon said4 frame, 'and means for simultaneously moving said members and for moving said outer rmember in- -dependent of said inner member.

5. A coke pushingunachine embodying a carriage, a frame revolubly mounted upon seid carriage, a superimpoeed platform eerried by seid frame, e telescopic pusher located upon Seid frame, Suid pusher Comprising en inner member, an outer member movably mounted upon seid inner member, a pusher head carried by the foi-wird end of' :seid outer member, n cross heznl carried by the rear end of seid inner member :md adapted' to travel nponsn'id freine, means for simultaneously .moving` seid members, and Ineens for imlepemlenliy'moving seid outer member.

6. A coke pushing nniehine embodying u carriage, :L frame revolubly mounted upon sind carriage, e telescopio pusher located npon said frame, Suid pusher eomprisn'ig en inner member, an outer member inovably mounted upon said inner member, :i piisher heed carried by the forward end of seid outer member, e cross heed carried by the rear vend of seid inner member'and adapted to travel upon said frame, means 'for moving seid members, and meansifor moving said revolnble frame. I

7. A eoke pushing machine embodying a carriage, e revoluble frame mounted thereein-'a -teleseopie pusher located upon seid freine, seid pusher comprising two members movzibly connected together, a pusher head carried by the outer of said members, means Jfor simnlimieonsly moving seidl members, nml means for moving one of sniil meu-)bere` imlepemlenlly of the other.

ln testimony whereof we aiix our signain'res in the presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES ROUSE. e NORWELL C.. NEEMES.

Ni iwnesses MAX Il. SnoLovrry., A. J. Tineo. 

